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New U.S. sanctions

27.10.2025

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On 22 October 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a press release announcing the imposition of new sanctions against Russia[1]. Below is an overview of the new restrictions and licenses.

New blocking sanctions against Russian companies

The following entities were added to the SDN List on 22 October:

 

 

Technical changes were made to the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List as well.

New OFAC licenses

OFAC issued the following Russia-related general licenses:

 

Sanctions implications

Note that being placed on the SDN List brings the following implications for a blocked person: express prohibition for U.S. persons, including U.S. financial institutions, on entering into any transactions with blocked persons with the risk of imposition of secondary sanctions or penalties (including hefty fines or criminal charges) for any violations; freezing of assets (funds in accounts, property) of a blocked person in the United States or territories under U.S. jurisdiction; visa and travel restrictions; payment restrictions. Subsidiaries in which a blocked person owns a 50% or greater interest face similar consequences. Non-U.S. entities (including foreign non-U.S. financial institutions) whose counterparties are on the SDN List run the risk of exposure to OFAC’s secondary sanctions.

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Natalia Aristova

Natalia Aristova

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